Worth a Visit: Euskirchen with its Museum of Industrial History

Worth a Visit: Euskirchen with its Museum of Industrial History

Hello and welcome to another video here on pardon 
my German. And ,I used to arrive here at this train station for 9 years every single morning 
because I went to school here in Euskirchen and every morning we met here at the train station with my 
friends and classmates from other towns and then go to school together. So welcome to Euskirchen. 
And in this video, it will feature largely the museum of industry in this city, but I also want 
to give you a glimpse of the city center. And if you happen to like the video, then please give it 
a thumbs up and consider subscribing. Thank you. From the train station, we take a walk into 
the center of a city which had been nearly completely destroyed in Allied air raids 
in 1944 and 1945. By the end of the war, only 170 of some 2,400 
buildings were still intact. Glad to see that this place right behind me still 
exists. Cafe Kramer. When I was in school here, my school named after Emil Fisher, a chemist who hailed from Euskirchen, was a former boys school. And there was another school, 
a former girls school, Marienschule, St. Mary’s. Both schools still exist. And 
during my time in school, my graduation class, I think we were still like 70% or more boys. And 
I remember one of our teachers often telling us: “Guys, you guys should spend more time doing your 
homework than just hang around in Cafe Kramer trying to flirt with the girls from St. Mary’s.” 
So the place still exists. That’s great to see. This little creek, the Veybach, caused a lot 
of damage during the high water of 2021. Herz Jesu, the sacred heart of Jesus, 
is the bigger of two Roman Catholic churches in the city center. It was 
built in the early 20th century. We continue our walk through Euskirchen’s fairly 
big pedestrian area established in 1974. Some footage from 2022. Marksmen parading 
through Euskirchen during their annual festival. Marksmen’s associations are an important 
part of communal life in this area. The Altermarkt, old market 
square, was established in the 14th century as a place of trade and social life. This fountain commemorates Euskirchen’s 
history as a city of the textile trade, which leads us to the central piece of this video. On the outskirts of town in the suburb of 
Kuchenheim lies this highly interesting museum. So we’re here at the former textile factory 
Ludwig Müller in Euskirchen, on the outskirts of Euskirchen. And this is really – it was like a hidden 
gem when the scientists discovered this, because the factory was closed in the early 
60s. The owner thought he could continue after a few years after some difficult time. The 
better times never came and so it remained as it had been when he when he just locked the door. 
And then 25 years later people discovered this and they turned it into a museum of industrial history. And this is a very very interesting 
place to go and see as we will soon see. Built in 1801 as a paper mill, the 
factory was converted into a textile mill in the mid 1850s and taken over 
and modernized by Ludwig Müller in 1894. The machinery found by historians 
in this place dates back to the late 19th and early 20th century. 
Like this willowing machine. This carding set was built in 1913. Most amazing I found the fact 
that until its closure in 1961, the factory was not electrified. It 
was still powered by a steam engine. This selfactor from 1897 was used for spinning. There are still some waving 
looms still functioning. Throughout its existence, The Müller textile mill produced wool both for 
civilian as well as military use. This is a model of the steam engine. If I remember correctly, 
the real steam engine runs only once a month. There is also an exhibition 
on the factory’s history. Back in the city center, just a few steps 
from the old market square, lies the old town hall. Dating back to the 14th century, 
it was destroyed and rebuilt several times. Nearby is the church of St. Martin, Euskirchen’s 
older Roman Catholic church. A church was first built here around 700. Much of today’s 
church dates back to the 12th century. The tower is a bit younger. It was 
raised its current height in 1490. Right next to it stands the 
Dicke Turm, the fat tower, one of the remaining parts of the 
city’s medieval fortifications. The city wall was built in 
the 14th and 15th century. Much of it was torn down in the 19th century. It is quite easy to follow the 
old course of the wall and we walk past some older parts of the 
city like this small market square. This is a fairly large relic of Euskirchen’s 
past. The tower is called Fresenturm, which apparently means the tower of fear 
and indicates it was used as a prison. Finally, the Kallenturm, once 
located next to a small canal. That’s it for now. I hope you enjoyed our little excursion. Thanks for watching 
and see you again soon. Bye-bye.

Let me take you to Euskirchen, a city where I went to school for nine years. A city that I considered fairly uninteresting for most of these years – but I was wrong. Euskirchen has a number of interesting sites, and a great museum on industrial history in a former textile mill.

00:00 Intro
02:22 Herz Jesu – Sacred Heart of Jesus
03:51 Marksmen parading the City
04:39 Alter Markt – Old Market Square
05:32 Tuchfabrik Müller – Museum of Industrial History
10:46 Old Town Hall and Church of St. Martin
12:14 Remains of the City Wall

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